Table of Contents

Introduction; Education & Democracy in India: Contribution of the Christian Missions; Lessons from Kurukshetra: The RSS Education Project; Womens Education in India: A Historical Perspective; Education of Women: The Political Implications; Education & Democracy in India: A Case Study of Sikkim; Pedagogy & Politics: The Case of English Textbooks; Educational Quality & the New Economic Regime; Primary Eduation in India Today: Is Decentralization the Way Out?; Madhya Pradeshs Education Guarantee Scheme: Reflections Based on a Brief Trip to Betul District; Financing Elementary Education in India; The Meaning of the Old School-Tie: Private Schools, Admission Procedures & Class Segmentation in New Delhi; Decentralization of Education: The Role of International Financial Institutions in the District Primary Education Programme & Implications for Society; The Construction of Saraswati: Formation & Transformation of Saffron Identity in Contemporary Uttar Pradesh; The Education of the Deprived Groups: The Problem of Access.

About the Author

Anne Vaugier-Chatterjee, is currently Political Adviser at the Delegation of the European Commission to India. A graduate in international relations from the Institut dEtudes Politiques (Paris), she holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (Paris). The major part of her research on contemporary Indian politics was conducted as a fellow and research coordinator (Political Science) at the Centre de Sciences Humaines (New Delhi).